Two dancing deer dead in Mysuru Zoo

Two dancing deer dead in Mysuru Zoo.Two dancing deer died at Mysuru Zoo on Monday. The dancing deer are usually found in Manipur region and the north eastern parts of the country.

Kamala Karikalan, Executive Director, Mysuru Zoo, said that as per the autopsy report, both the deer had fractured their bones which indicated a fight in their enclosure. While one deer was around eight- years-old, the other was just two and the infighting may have been over dominance between the males.

Two dancing deer dead in Mysuru Zoo

Two brow-antlered deer or ‘dancing deer’, which are usually found in Manipur, died at the Mysuru zoo on Monday.

The zoo’s executive director Kamala Karikalan told The that the deer died following infighting. As per the autopsy report, both deer had broken bones and there were signs of a fight in their enclosure, she said.

While one deer was around eight years old, the other was about two. “The fight could have been over dominance between the males,” she said.

Two dancing deer dead in Mysuru Zoo

Meanwhile, Ms. Karikalan said, six wild dog pups and six grey wolf pups have been delivered at the zoo.

Mysuru, Jan 10 (UNI) Two ‘dancing deer also known as Bro-antlered
deer died at Mysuru Zoo, which at present closed for the public view
due to outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu).
The dancing deer which are usually found in Manipur region and
the north eastern parts of the country was found dead at Mysuru Zoo
following animal infighting.
The zoo executive director Kamala Karikalan said that as per the
autopsy report, both the deer had fractured their bones which
indicated the signs of a fight in their enclosure.
While one deer was around eight-years-old, the other was just two
and the infighting may have been over dominance between the males.